Formula E’s Gen3 automobile will make its race debut on January 14th | Engadget

Formula E’s all-electric automobile will make its race debut on January 14th, 2023 in Mexico City. The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) introduced the date on Wednesday and shared the for Formula E’s upcoming ninth season.

Before the official begin of the competitors in January, groups can have three days in December to check their new journey in Valencia, Spain. With at present’s preliminary schedule, Formula E plans to host 18 races throughout 13 cities. That’s two extra contests and three extra stops than its 2022 slate. What’s extra, for the primary time, the Formula E circuit will go to Hyderabad in India and São Paulo, Brazil.

If you check out the schedule, you’ll discover just a few gaps. Most notably, Formula E has but to announce a New York City date. A spokesperson informed Engadget the group is working to arrange races in South Africa and the US.

“New York has been the house of Formula E within the USA since Season 3, except for the Covid-hit Season 6 in 2020, and has delivered some epic races in entrance of full grandstands,” mentioned Formula E chief championship officer Alberto Longo. “Major construction work in the Brooklyn area will make it a challenge to use the current track layout next year which is why we have not announced a specific date on the provisional Season 9 calendar. However, we will continue to work closely with our local partners in Brooklyn to explore solutions for racing in New York next season.”

Next 12 months’s racing debut of the Gen3 is thrilling for a few causes. Not solely is the automobile sooner than its predecessor, however Formula E additionally designed it to be extra agile. That’s one thing that ought to result in extra wheel-to-wheel dueling between drivers, and make the ensuing races extra entertaining.